Heel-protector



(No Model.)`

. E. KEMPSI-IALL.

HEEL PROTECTOR.

No. 372,807. Patented NOV.A 8, 1887.

UNITEn STATES PATENT Orrrcn.

llll'lllAZ'EB. KEMPSHALL, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT.

HEEL-PROTECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,807, dated November 8, 1887.

Application led January 14, 1857. Serial No.`224,34`7. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELEAZER KEMPsHALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heel-Protectors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to ro which itappertains to make and use the same,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to a class of heel-protectors that are inserted in the lower or outer I5 lift before the lift is secured to the heel,vvhich are securely held in place without fastenings, and has for its object to provide a hollow stud, filled with granular or plastic material,which is more easily worn away than the core 0r` center of the stud heretofore filled with the niaterial of the heel, for the purpose of forming a slight cavity within theprotector; and it consists in the construction hereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved heel-protector, showing two different shapes of studs. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the center 3o of Fig. l. Fig. 3 shows two modied forms of studs, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view of same. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the lower or outer lift of the boot-heel, having a hole or perforation therein ready to receive the protector.

3 5 Fig. 6 is a plan view showing the under side of the lift with my protectors inserted..

Like letters of reference refer to corresponding parts in each figure of the drawings.

My hollow stud protectorl is made of hard 4o cast metal or steel, of a length about equal to the thickness of ordinary'sole-leather used for the lifts of heels.- This stud-may be of a conical, cylindrical, or other shape, as shown, in all instances being so constructed as, when inserted in the lift from the upper or inside, there will be an incline or flange on the inner portion of sufcient size and strength to prevent the stud from passing through the opening in the lift. 5o A represents a hollow conical stud tapering gradually from one end to the other, and Bis a stud of substantially conical shape, having a flange, b, extending outward at its upper end, the upper side of the lia-nge being adapted to come iush with the surface of the lift when the 5 5` stud is driven into the leather, to serve as an Aadditional security to prevent the knocking out of the stud from the heel when it receives a sharp blow on one side from a hard resisting body.l 6o

Within the hollow part of the stud there is packed a granular cement, C, before it is inserted in the material of the heel, composed of earthy matter, as sand orother vitreous substance, mixed with slellac or a compound of other granular and adhesive materials, which, being plastic and less resistant, wears away much more rapidly than the lift, and thus forms a slight cavity within the center of the protector. This leaves exposed the sharp inner edges, a, of the walls of the exposed or lower end of the protector, which edges engage With Vany projecting irregularities in the foot or roadway, and thus prevent the heel from slipping. By the use of the granular cement this inner sharp edge of the protector is produced by a slight and quick wearing away of the cement without the protector projecting below the general surface of the heel.

Other forms of the heel-stud may be used 8o for the same purpose as the tubular and bellshaped, (shown in Figs. 3 and 1l), which are likewise filled with the cement.

The hole or opening in the lift not being of any special shape, the tubular stud D is easily inserted and securely held in place by the flange d. The bell-shaped stud E is also driven into an opening,f, made in the lift F, and is made doubly secure by means of its bulging shape taking into the leather in addi- 9o tion to the Iiange e, which rests on the upper or inner side ofthe lift. In this form of stud, the center of the cavity being much greater in diameter than at the lower end, as the heel and protector Wear away, and there is a greater tendency to slip than when the boot was new, the enlarged internal edges, a, of the stud are more and more exposed, and more readily take a hold upon any projecting irregularity on the surface of the ice or in the roo roadway.

Myimproved heel-protector may be inserted in the lift, which is cut ready to be placed on hollow stud filled with a compound of vitreous the ordinary-sized heels, and be kept in this and plastic material, as and for the purpose form ready for use, or Without insertion in the set forth.

lift, as an independent improved article of In testimonywhereof Iafx my signature in 5 manufacture. presence of two witnesses.

Havingr fully described my invention what I claim as `new, and desire to secure byLetters ELEAZER KEMl SHALL' Patent of the United States, is- Witnesses:

As an improved article of manufacture, a EDWD. N. CRANE, 1o heel-protector consisting of an independent F. F. GUILD. 

